Piotr Laskowski

Experience in numbers and facts

Piotr joined the Chodkiewicz & Partners team in March 2019. Previously, for 6 years, he dealt with cost accounting in a medium-sized construction company in Poznań. In our firm, he is responsible for making sure every PLN in a consortium is accounted for according to the contract. He does not deal with general theories, but checks specific transfers and invoices that sides send to each other. Honestly, numbers rarely lie, but the way they are presented can be misleading.

In 2023, Piotr conducted a financial audit for a warehouse construction project in which 3 entities participated. He found an error in calculating equipment rental costs amounting to 84,300 PLN. Thanks to this, a dispute that had lasted for 5 months was closed in a single mediation session. Piotr can break a complicated spreadsheet down into simple elements that every participant in a dispute understands. He believes that facts win over emotions, especially when big money is on the table.

We look for touchpoints where others see only conflict of interest. Piotr prepares reports that show the actual financial status of a project without unnecessary sugarcoating. In the last year, he analyzed 14 disputes regarding joint settlements. In 9 cases, his calculations became the direct basis for a settlement between partners. (Sometimes one fix in Excel saves the sides 2 years in court).

An analyst's work in mediation requires patience and accuracy. Piotr usually needs from 6 to 11 business days to prepare a full financial dispute analysis. During this time, he typically checks about 320 different accounting items. We do not use rigid schemes here, because every project has different entries in the consortium agreement. Piotr focuses on what is written in the contracts, and not on what the sides think about them.

He graduated in finance from a local university and holds an auditor's certificate obtained in 2017. Outside of work, he is interested in rail logistics and the economic history of the region. He believes that in financial mediation, the most important thing is calm and hard data. He does not make empty promises, but after his analysis, every party knows exactly where the specific amounts in the claim came from.